The security service of the French Embassy in Damascus managed to counter an attack by alleged supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad without gunfire, a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
"Protestors tried to enter the embassy, but the security service blocked access to its territory, and the attackers failed to get in," the spokesman said, adding that three employees of the embassy were injured in the attack. "Self-defense measures were taken, but nobody shot at the crowd."
France suggests the attack was staged by backers of the incumbent Syrian president, angered by the fact that the French and the U.S. ambassadors recently visited Syria's rebellious city of Hama, where skirmishes between the army and anti-regime protesters are underway. However, this information is yet to be proved.
"They [the assailants] have not dispersed yet, the crowd remains in front of the embassy, but they are not making any further attempts to get in," the spokesman added.
Earlier on Monday, Supporters of President Assad stormed into the U.S. Embassy in Damascus. No one was injured in that attack.
